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So you've bought your AEG, but your blue jeans don't have enough pockets to hold all those extra magazines. It's time to buy some new gear.
The problem with buying new gear is that I can't tell you exactly what to buy.
Chances are you'll have different needs because of your environment where you play, your position on your team (light rifleman, medium rifleman, designated marksman), how often you play. Also your age and mass.
*CQB play has different positions that I do not really discuss, sorry CQB friends*
That being said I can give you my advice on loadout style, what equipment to get, etc.
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I've seen many airsoft instructables that start off with something along the lines of:
"wat role u going to play? ther r snipes, riflman, & comander...."
The truth is most of us already have a preconceived notion of what role we'd like to play. When I first started playing airsoft I wanted to be the "Leader" element (I had no idea which military ranks were which).
Since I wanted to be a "Leader" I assumed that I only needed one or two magazines for my Thompson and I would be issuing orders and sticking to the back of my team so I could see everything that was going on.
I began to play airsoft more and more and I've recently been playing at a field where all the players are excellent. That being said I've taken more of a Medium Rifleman role. I take orders from the commanding Officer of my squad.
"What's your point?" You're probably asking that. Well the point is you nor other people can tell you what position you play. That's right, YOU can NOT tell yourself what kind of player you are.
The best thing you can do is get out there play a couple of games and then compare your playing style to the roles listed in the link below. Just substitute the words "paint" or "paintballs" for "bb's."
http://articles.specialopspaintball.com/index.php/go/teams-positions/
After you've compared those things we can start to decide what kind of gear you'll be needing.
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Same things apply to airsoft.
To answer your second question:
It sounds like you have a pretty good all around balance, but you're definitely not a designated marksman because you like to constantly be in the firefight.
Because the first thing you said was that you "like to be in the thick of things" I'd say that you'd probably be the best at assault and possibly taking a leadership position over a small number of troops.
Your secondary position would probably be in some sort of a flanking position. I'm not sure how new you are to airsoft so I'll explain that a bit (if you already know all this skip to the end of the paragraph with the "***" symbols.
***If you encounter an enemy at say 12 o'clock then you're going to want to try and hit them from their (emphasis on "their") 3 o'clock or 9 o'clock even their 6 o'clock so as to catch them off guard and get a better position on the enemy.***
You'd still be in the middle of the action but you'd likely be initiating it from an angle (unless they see you) so you'll likely have even more adrenaline going through your veins. Regardless you're probably going to have the most fun with those positions.
Just remember to make sure that you listen to your higher ranking officer (or team leader, depending on how casual your gameplay is). You never want to get on the bad side of your buddies/teammates. And that's probably the best advice I can give to a starting player: ALWAYS listen to the team leader and follow orders. And if you think you have a better idea, try to slip it to one of the the leader's buddies or one of the more experienced players before bringing it up to the commander/leader/team leader.
You may want to stick to a lighter rig when in a direct assault. When flanking it will probably be better for you to take a buddy with you that has a ton of ammo. That's the ambush/surprise element.
I have a paintball mask but no camo, so I just wear black pants and a brown hoodie.
Like you said you can't tell yourself what position you WANT to be. Can you help?
I am fast, I am getting an AEG, and I like to be in the thick of things. I am also
stealthy and somewhat good at setting ambushes. I can run for quite a while. Also
every now and then I will go Kamikaze. What do you think I am?
Battle
Dress
Uniform
Whether goggles work for you or not depends on what you're trying to accomplish with your eyewear.
This is just talking about airsoft. You've not been very definite about many things so there's not much to see / learn. E.g:
do a search of "ALICE" on wikipedia
Read all about it here (link)
Ask them what camo scheme they're running and go buy it
Could you distill your experience into something more instructive?
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(I deleted the first comment for a typing error)
A bit harsh, don't you think?
The problem is that I can't tell someone what gear to buy. When you buy gear you're ultimately choosing what's comfortable and what you need.
The most anyone can do is offer suggestions and give a little basic knowledge on what to buy. It's up to the educated consumer to make purchases.
This guide is for beginners, more specifically, beginners that don't have a place to start.
But you are correct, I suppose I can add "pro and con" lists to be a bit more defining, but I believe that's all I can do.
It's for beginners so what you know would be useful (as you say pro/con). Or spend-levels - budget/reasonable/money-no-object?
People who do airsoft often post a lot of text (without original pictures) and you end up with something about airsoft for people who do airsoft, which doesn't really show how to do something.
You'll be right that the most anyone can do is offer suggestions and give a little basic knowledge on what to buy - but a good shopping-guide might include where-froms and brand comparisons?
L
Thanks for the feedback!